- Randolph Rogers
Randolph Rogers (
July 6 ,1825 , Waterloo,New York –January 15 ,1892 ) was an American sculptor. He was a prolific sculptor of subjects related to theAmerican Civil War and other historical themes.Rogers studied in
Florence ,Italy , from 1848 until 1853. After that, he opened a studio inRome ,Italy , and resided in thatcity until his death in 1892.Rodger's best known work, "Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii" was based on an episode from
Edward Bulwer-Lytton 's best seller,The Last Days of Pompeii .His works include the Columbus Doors of the
United States Capitol inWashington D.C. , the Soldiers Monument atGettysburg National Cemetery , and theMichigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument inDetroit ,Michigan . [ Carolyn Damstra (Sept. - Oct. 1999). [http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/detroit/pdf/so99lee.pdf Randolph Rogers] "Michigan History Magazine"] Rogers' impressive statue of a Union infantryman on guard, "The Sentinel," was installed inSpring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati in 1865; [ Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio: A Comprehensive Overview of Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio, Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present", West Summit Press, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 1980 ] it was one of Ohio's first formal Civil War monuments.ee also
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Berkshire Museum ,Massachusetts Lauren Keach Lessing, "Presiding Divinities: Ideal Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century American Domestic Interiors," Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University, 2006.Notes
External links
* [http://www.sculptor.org/Sculptors/ByName/RandolphRogers.htm Sculptor.org information]
* [http://wwar.com/masters/r/rogers-randolph.html World Wide Arts Resources information]Gallery
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